Re: 3d@xxxx for newbies and other issues

[Joel.Alpers@xxxxxxxxxxx]

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#>So far I'm getting 100% feedback in favor of retaining the "newbie"
#>class, so as far as I'm concerned we'll keep the classes as Elliott
#>set them up - 
#
#EXCUSE ME!  If "so far" means TODAY, I have to inform you that some people
#work during the day.  

Never seemed to stop you from posting before ;)  ;)  ;)  ;)

#I checked the computer at 5:00 am this morning and
#at 5:00 pm found a dozen messages about expo and decisions already taken.

Sorry if you're feeling that your feedback is being left out - it was
not intentional! I've been trying to make decisions quickly on this so
that people can get about getting their entries ready, I don't want the
discussion time to drag on too long. But I apologize if that makes it
seem like I'm not paying attention to everyone's input!

#My position has been that we should not have these classes. So, the
#"feedback" is 66% and 33%.  Why not?  Because it makes things complicated. 

Actually, you're only counting _public_ feedback, so your percentages
are a little off, but the point is taken  ;)

#What if 5 people sign as "newbies" and 25 for amateurs?  Something like
#that happened in expo1.  I ended up giving most my votes to one amateur.
#Just look at the final expo1 results.  They are unbalanced.

Playing the devil's advocate, so what? You have stated that you don't
want voting at all, I've stated numerous times that the voting is just
for FUN, so does this really matter? 

#I think that everyone should boil in one pot.  Include a short 3-d
#biography for each participant.  If I see that someone is submiting
#pictures from their first Realist roll, I will take this into my account in
#my comments and voting.
#
#"Newbies" can clearly state "Hey, I am a newbie, please show mercy!"
#We are doing this to have fun, see some good 3-d images and give/get some
#feedback.  Newbies should not be afraid but go ahead and participate.  Too
#many divisions and classifications only create problems.

I have no problem with this, and personally don't care whether there is
voting or not. But I perceive that the majority want it, and it also seems
that the majority want two categories. I'll allow some more time for
feedback to come in, and we'll see what happens. If any of you have a
preference, state it now!

#PS.  By the way, what does BTW mean? ;)

If you middle name was "oblivious", would you notice?

Joel.


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